Tantilla hendersoni explained

Tantilla hendersoni, also known commonly as the Peten centipede snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae.^[1] The species is endemic to Belize.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, hendersoni, is in honor of American herpetologist Robert William Henderson.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. hendersoni is forest.

Behavior

T. hendersoni is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

T. hendersoni is oviparous.^[1]

Further reading

• Hofmann, Erich P.; Gray, Russell J.; Wilson, Larry David; Townsend, Josiah H. (2017). "Discovery of the first male specimen of Tantilla hendersoni Stafford, 2004 (Squamata: Colubridae), from a new locality in central Belize". Herpetology Notes 10: 53–57.
• Köhler G (2008). Reptiles of Central America, 2nd Edition. (With a foreword by Larry David Wilson). Offenbach am Main, Germany: Herpeton Verlag. 400 pp. .
• Stafford PJ (2004). "A new species of Tantilla (Serpentes: Colubridae) of the taeniata group from Southern Belize". Journal of Herpetology 38 (1): 43–52. (Tantilla hendersoni, new species).
• Wilson LD, Mata-Silva V (2015). "A checklist and key to the snakes of the Tantilla clade (Squamata: Colubridae), with comments on taxonomy, distribution, and conservation". Mesoamerican Herpetology 2 (4): 418–498.

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]